Predicting depression in women: the role of past and present vulnerability

摘要: BACKGROUND: A prospective study, covering just over a 1-year period, sought to confirm an earlier finding that around 40% of women who experience severe life event in the presence two ongoing psychosocial vulnerability factors, (negative close relationships and low self-esteem) will develop major depressive episode. Distal risk factors were examined see if they improved prediction. METHODS: population sample 105 mainly working-class mothers with without depression interviewed three times 14-month period date occurrence events onset depression. Degree was assessed at first contact together distal terms childhood neglect/abuse any episodes RESULTS: Thirty-seven per cent these vulnerable became depressed study period. The majority experienced event, these, 48% had onsets. Contrary expectation, only little less among those one factors. Two-thirds been previous years. Although this associated increased risk, effect greatest for episode before age 20. relationship between entirely accounted by such early CONCLUSION: An aetiological model outlined research confined new factor teenage shown increase onset. Language: en